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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH SVR Srinivas appointed as new Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA The Maharashtra government on June 3, 2021, appointed S V R Srinivas as the new Metropolitan Commissioner of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Srinivas takes charges from R A Rajeev, who has been superannuated on May 31, 2021, after completing the first three - month extension given by the government. Srinivas is 1991-batch IAS Officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Govt. of India approves USD 2.2billion Semi-High Speed Rail Project between Pune and Nashik The Union Cabinet of Govt. of India has sanctioned the Rs 160bn ($US 2.2bn) project to construct a 235km 1676mm-gauge line between Pune and Nashik in Maharashtra state. Construction is anticipated to take 42 months from financial close, and once complete, the line will support operation of passenger trains at 200km/h with an average of 140km/h, and freight trains at 100km/h. The line will reduce journey times between the two cities to two hours compared with more than six at present and serve 87,000 daily passengers.
RITES submit final report on Guwahati Metro Rail Project The Indian Railways consultancy firm RITES Limited has submitted the final Comprehensive Mobility Plan & Alternative Analysis report on the Guwahati Metro Rail project for Guwahati to the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). The firm has recommended Metroneo system for the Guwahati city. Now the GMDA will send the CMP report to the Guwahati Development Department.
Maha Metro conducts trial run between Zero Mile Freedom Park – Kasturchand Park section of Nagpur Metro Phase 1 Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) conducted trial run of train from Zero Mile Freedom Park to Kasturchand Park on June 2, 2021. This section is part of under-construction Reach II of Phase 1 of Nagpur Metro Rail Project. This is the first step towards making Reach II (Sitabuldi to Automotive Square) operational in December 2021.
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